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Finally, a pleasant surprise!
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Sapphire
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17 February 2010
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After failed cycles, high FSH, poor response, cancelled cycles, etc, etc, I didn't think anything about this process could surprise me anymore. I've weathered every setback and come back for more. I was supposed to be doing an FET with our lone Frostie last month, with the proviso that we would do a fresh cycle instead if my CD2 levels defied all predictions. I didn't expect them to and have been coming to terms with the fact that Frostie might be our last chance with my eggs. With a 2 year wait for DE here in NZ, maybe it was our last chance, full stop.
Then, I went 52 days without having AF. Turns out, the process could surprise me after all. I went for a blood test yesterday to try to get some hints about how far away she might be. Murphy's Law of IVF therefore dictates that AF started this morning, before I even got the results from the clinic. Yay, so we're back on track - Frostie might be coming home soon.
So you could have knocked me over with a feather when I got the test results. My FSH was 15 - that is GREAT for me. Forget the usual FSH cut-off of 10 - my RE decided months ago that my cut off was 23 and the best of our two cycles started with a CD2 FSH of 20. The last cancelled cycle, started with an FSH of 25, after being on BCP for a month, which was supposed to bring it down! But after 3 months of no meds at all and a cycle twice as long as it should be, the FSH turned itself around.
All of a sudden, it looked like we might be able to do a fresh cycle after all - surely the FSH couldn't jump that much before my CD2 test tomorrow?! But wait, it gets even better - the RE doesn't see any point repeating the test tomorrow, but is happy to rely on yesterday's test.
So we're off! It will be a short/flare cycle, so stims start in 48 hours! I'm completely in shock - hence the need unburden myself of the story here. It's probably pretty boring - a chick starts an IVF cycle - big deal, that happens every day on this site.
But it IS a big deal for me. It's a huge deal. I get another chance I didn't think I was going to have. IVF has finally confounded my expectations in a good way and I am counting my blessings.
Wish me luck.
Toot toot
Then, I went 52 days without having AF. Turns out, the process could surprise me after all. I went for a blood test yesterday to try to get some hints about how far away she might be. Murphy's Law of IVF therefore dictates that AF started this morning, before I even got the results from the clinic. Yay, so we're back on track - Frostie might be coming home soon.
So you could have knocked me over with a feather when I got the test results. My FSH was 15 - that is GREAT for me. Forget the usual FSH cut-off of 10 - my RE decided months ago that my cut off was 23 and the best of our two cycles started with a CD2 FSH of 20. The last cancelled cycle, started with an FSH of 25, after being on BCP for a month, which was supposed to bring it down! But after 3 months of no meds at all and a cycle twice as long as it should be, the FSH turned itself around.
All of a sudden, it looked like we might be able to do a fresh cycle after all - surely the FSH couldn't jump that much before my CD2 test tomorrow?! But wait, it gets even better - the RE doesn't see any point repeating the test tomorrow, but is happy to rely on yesterday's test.
So we're off! It will be a short/flare cycle, so stims start in 48 hours! I'm completely in shock - hence the need unburden myself of the story here. It's probably pretty boring - a chick starts an IVF cycle - big deal, that happens every day on this site.
But it IS a big deal for me. It's a huge deal. I get another chance I didn't think I was going to have. IVF has finally confounded my expectations in a good way and I am counting my blessings.
Wish me luck.
Toot toot
YEAH!!!! xoxox
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